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Syensqo spins off from Solvay, builds EV material factory in Georgia – Charged EVs

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After securing a $178-million DOE grant and forming a joint venture with Orbia, Syensqo is building a North American production facility for EV materials in Augusta, Georgia. Source: Syensqo The post Syensqo spins off from Solvay, builds EV material factory in GeorgiaCharged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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Thomas Built Buses delivers its 1,000th electric school bus – Charged EVs

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US school bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses , a brand of the Daimler Group, has delivered its 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus as part of an order for eight of the buses placed by Meriwether County School System (MCSS) in Georgia. The new buses are fully funded through the EPA’s Clean School Bus grant program.

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DOT and DOE announce nearly $5B over 5 years for new national EV charging network; $615M in FY2022

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The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to build out a national electric vehicle charging network. These corridors will be the backbone of the new national EV charging network. 11,320,762.

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First Tesla V4 Supercharger in the US goes live

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The Tesla charging team recently announced the opening of the first V4 Superchargers in the United States. First V4 Superchargers open in Sparks, NV [link] pic.twitter.com/QWjniUNcUK — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) October 25, 2023 Tesla’s V4 Superchargers have been spotted across a few locations in the United States.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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With districts able to obtain grant and other financial assistance, locations that we have deployed electric school buses in were the first in their state to have an EV bus in their fleet. Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation, said the company expects to have close to 300 electric buses on the road by year-end.

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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

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The four-year DOE grant establishes a DOE Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) at U-M, the Mechano-chemical Understanding of Solid Ion Conductors (MUSIC). Ceramic ion conductors represent one of those advances, and MUSIC is charged with performing the basic science needed to explore their potential impact on a variety of technologies.